Germain Henri Hess (August 7‚ 1802–November 30‚ 1850) was a Swiss-born Russian chemist and doctor who formulated Hess’s Law‚ an early principle of thermochemistry. Born in Geneva‚ Switzerland‚ his father was an artist and in 1805 moved the family to Russia to find work. Beginning in 1822‚ Hess studied medicine at the University of Tartu. He qualified as a physician in 1825. Hess turned to chemistry after a meeting with Jöns Jakob Berzelius‚ the famous Swedish chemist‚ and went to Stockholm University
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Henri Matisse: King of the Fauves "The remarkable career of Henri Matisse‚ one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century‚ whose stylistic innovations (along with those of Pablo) fundamentally altered the course of modern art and affected the art of several generations of younger painters‚ spanned almost six and a half decades. His vast oeuvre encompassed painting‚ drawing‚ sculpture‚ graphic arts (as diverse as etchings‚ linocuts‚ lithographs‚ and aquatints)‚ paper cutouts‚ and book
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From where Henri Fayol got the idea of 14 principles of Management? Henri Fayol (1841-1925) was the managing director of large coal mining firm. He became famous by writing 14 principle of management. He described the practice of management as something distinct from accounting‚ finance‚ production‚ distribution‚ and other typical business functions. His belief that management was an activity common to all human beings in business‚ government‚ and even in the home led him to develop 14 principles
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examined. However‚ he does note that‚ after 1929‚ Mayo-ists considered economic problems to be social problems. Despite this‚ Wren suggests that the Constance Storrs translation of Fayol’s work after World War II actually led to renewed interest in Fayol. Yet others believe that Fayol’s elements and principles remain valid and in use today. Luthans et al. (1985) studied 52 managers at varying levels (Mintzberg observed five senior managers). They found that traditional management roles were frequently
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Introduction Fayol’s 14 principles derive from the circumstance that Fayol felt that management was not well defined. In his striving to change this circumstance he suggested “some generalized teaching of management” to be a main part of every curriculum at places of higher education and even beginning in “primary schools” . Fayol’s dedication to this idea is demonstrated by the fact that after retirement he went on to not just write books about management ideas‚ but more importantly‚ he found the
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as "The Green Stripe" and "Harmony in Red" by Henri Matisse were given bad critiques. They were mostly objected to the different use of color in the paintings‚ and many did not understand his work. The use of color was used to show his emotional expression. Henri Matisse was born in Northern France in 1869. During his youth‚ he had no interest in art. His father had high hopes for him to become a lawyer or work at a store when he got older. When Henri became twenty years old‚ he was recovering from
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Henri Poincare (1854-1912) “If nature were not beautiful‚ it would not be worth knowing‚ and if nature were not worth knowing‚ it would not be worth living.” –Henri Poincare Jules Henri Poincare was a famous French mathematician born in Nancy‚ France on April 29‚ 1854. He is known for contributing to works in pure and applied mathematics‚ mathematical physics‚ as well as celestial mathematics. He founded the mathematical theory of dynamical systems‚ or qualitative dynamics and formulated the
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Henri Matisse Henri Matisse (3 November 1954-31 December 1869) "What I dream of is an art of balance‚ of purity and serenity‚ devoid of troubling or depressing subject-matter‚ an art which could be for every mental worker‚ for the businessman as well as the man of letters‚ for example‚ a soothing‚ calming influence on the mind‚ something like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue." – Henri Matisse-
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Since the beginning of business and organisations‚ there has been massive controversy over which method is more effective in motivating employees‚ making them more productive‚ and in turn making the organisation as a whole more productive and profitable. The early days of organisations brought about the Classical Theorists‚ who believed that management was a rational activity that could be studied‚ also known as scientific management. Along with Fayol‚ the other most well known Classical Theorists
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Henri Matisse During this semester we have discussed numerous interesting artist with all sort of artistic styles and views. I have viewed so many different artist works‚ painting‚ sculptures‚ objects‚ etc.‚ but this one particular oil painting by Henri Matisse really stuck out to me like a sore thumb. The name of the painting is Le bonheur de vivre (The Joy of Life) 1905-1906. This painting was significant to me because Matisse’s view of women and the message that motivated him was clearly
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